Seek Jobs Scraper — Australia & NZ Job Listings, Salary

Seek Jobs Scraper for Australia and New Zealand

This Actor collects Seek job postings from Seek.com.au and Seek.co.nz through the public Seek v5 search API, including title, company, location, salary, seniority, work type and listing URL. No API keys or buyer login credentials are required; Free-plan runs return at most 50 results.

• Search Australia and New Zealand markets for recruiting and candidate sourcing.
• Track ANZ hiring trends across queries and locations.
• Add full HTML and plain-text descriptions when richer records are needed.
• Apply title, location, remote, work-type and classification filters.

What you get

Nullable source fields are null when the source does not provide a value; bullet_points and warnings are [] when empty.

Field	Type	What it contains	When null or empty
job_id	string	Seek job ID	null if omitted by source
title	string	Job title	null if omitted
company	string	Employer name	null if omitted
location	string	Seek location label	null if omitted
area	string	Broader location area	null if omitted
country_code	string	Country code	null if omitted
remote_type	string	remote, hybrid, or onsite	null when arrangements and location text indicate none
seniority	string	intern, entry, mid, senior, lead, staff, principal, manager, director, vp, or executive	null only for a blank title; otherwise mid if unmatched
salary	string	Salary label	null without a salary label
work_type	string	Work type	null if omitted
listing_date	ISO 8601 string	Date posted	null when missing
url	string	Always https://au.seek.com/job/<job_id>, including NZ-Main results	null without a job ID
teaser	string	Short listing teaser	null if omitted
classification	string	Industry classification	null if omitted
subclassification	string	Classification sub-category	null if omitted
is_featured	boolean	Featured-listing flag	Always set; false when absent
bullet_points	array of strings	Listing selling points	[] when none
description_html	string	Full HTML description	null unless includeDescriptions is true and the detail page was parsed
description_text	string	Plain-text description	null unless includeDescriptions is true and the detail page was parsed
global_id	string	Cross-Actor ID, such as seek:<job_id>	null if omitted
parse_confidence	number	Normalization quality score	Always set, rounded to 4 decimals
warnings	array of strings	Data-quality warning codes	[]
scraped_at	ISO 8601 string	Run timestamp	Always set

Sample output

Example record (some fields omitted).

{
  "job_id": "95682778",
  "title": "Digital Health Nurse (Healthdirect)",
  "company": "Serco",
  "location": "Brisbane QLD",
  "country_code": "AU",
  "remote_type": "remote",
  "seniority": "mid",
  "salary": null,
  "work_type": "Contract/Temp",
  "listing_date": "2026-11-04T03:33:43+00:00",
  "url": "https://au.seek.com/job/95682778",
  "classification": "Healthcare & Medical",
  "is_featured": false,
  "bullet_points": ["Work remotely from home with flexible hours tailored to your schedule", "Full week of paid online training and national clinical support", "Be part of Australia’s digital health future"],
  "parse_confidence": 1,
  "scraped_at": "2026-11-05T11:30:54.503295+00:00"
}

Pricing

Event	Free plan price	Charged when
job-result	$0.0009 per event	Each job row pushed to the dataset
job-description	$0.0009 per event	Each returned job when includeDescriptions is true
salary-disclosed	$0.0009 per event	Each returned job whose salary is not null

For each event type, 1,000 events = 1,000 × $0.0009 = $0.90 on the Free plan; 10,000 events = 10,000 × $0.0009 = $9.00 on the Free plan.

You pay only for the events listed below. This Actor does not use the Pay per event + usage option, so the platform usage of your runs (compute, proxy traffic and storage) is not billed to you separately.

Worked example: 1,000 jobs with descriptions and a salary on every job = $0.90 + $0.90 + $0.90 on the Free plan.

The Apify Free plan includes $5 of monthly platform usage credit. At the Free-plan job-result rate, that Free-plan $5 credit covers 111 full runs (5,550 results).

How to use

1. Enter one or more non-empty search strings in searchQueries.
2. Select AU-Main for Seek.com.au or NZ-Main for Seek.co.nz.
3. Add a location with where, or leave it blank to search all locations on the selected site.
4. Set maxItems, choose whether to fetch descriptions, and apply optional filters.
5. Run the Actor, open the resulting dataset, and repeat the run through Apify Schedules; daily is a starting point for job listings.

{
  "searchQueries": ["software engineer", "data analyst"],
  "siteKey": "AU-Main",
  "where": "Sydney NSW",
  "maxItems": 50,
  "includeDescriptions": false,
  "remoteOnly": false
}

Export the resulting dataset as JSON or CSV, or read it through the Apify dataset API.

Input parameters

Parameter	What it does	Default
searchQueries	One paginated search per non-empty keyword	No default; provide one non-empty query
siteKey	Selects the Seek site	AU-Main
where	Location text filter, such as Sydney NSW	Blank; all locations
maxItems	Maximum jobs across all queries; 0 means no user limit on a paid plan	200
includeDescriptions	Fetches full HTML and plain-text descriptions	false
titleKeyword	Case-insensitive title filter	Blank; no filter
locationKeyword	Case-insensitive location filter	Blank; no filter
remoteOnly	Keeps only remote_type = remote	false
workType	Seek filter: Full time, Part time, Contract, or Casual	Blank; all work types
classificationId	Seek industry classification, such as 6281	Blank; all classifications
proxyConfiguration	Proxy for requests; a non-empty value turns off automatic Residential fallback. An empty {} counts as not set	{"useApifyProxy": true}
disableUsageStats	Set to true to turn off the run summary described in Usage statistics.	false

Limits and edge cases

Condition	What you see	What to do
searchQueries is empty or only blank	OUTPUT is {"error": "no_queries", "duplicatesSkipped": 0}; the run ends Succeeded with an empty dataset, with the status message 0 jobs, nothing charged: no search query in the input. Add at least one keyword to \searchQueries`.`	Add a non-empty search string
A Free-plan run reaches the output cap	At most 50 results, even when maxItems is higher or 0	Use a paid Apify plan for more
maxItems is 0 on a paid plan	No user cap; each query still stops at 50 pages, or 5,000 jobs at 100 per page	Use focused queries for more coverage
includeDescriptions is enabled	A detail-page failure leaves both description fields null; job-description is still charged	Turn it off or handle null
Every query has no matches	Succeeded with an empty dataset and nothing charged; the status and log explain that Seek has no jobs and suggest checking keywords, where and siteKey	Broaden the query or check the location/site
A query returns no jobs	No rows are added for that query	Review returned rows or broaden the query
Filters remove every returned row	Status says the filter removed all jobs; the reason is not in OUTPUT	Loosen the filter or broaden the query
A page request fails	The first failed page request of the run (403, 5xx, tunnel error, non-JSON reply or 429) switches to the Residential proxy and repeats the same page, with no wait. After that, a failed page is retried 2 more times, waiting 1.5 s then 3.0 s. If it still fails, that query stops and the next query runs. The switch happens once per run and applies to all later queries. When proxyConfiguration is present and non-empty, or the Residential fallback fails to initialize, there is no switch and the retries start at the first failure. An empty {} counts as not set.	Re-run the Actor
Seek is blocked or unreachable for every query	Succeeded with 0 jobs. The reason is in the status message and log only. OUTPUT holds only totalJobs, queriesRun, siteKey, scrapedAt and duplicatesSkipped	Re-run in a few minutes, or use Residential
Rows are saved page by page, up to 100 per page	Rows reach the dataset before that page's job-result, job-description and applicable salary-disclosed events are attempted	Review the dataset after the run
A run is aborted, times out or fails	Saved pages remain; the page in progress is not saved	Re-run for incomplete pages
A job appears in more than one query	Duplicate jobs are skipped across queries	Remove overlapping queries if duplicates are not wanted
A job is found with NZ-Main	url remains https://au.seek.com/job/<job_id>	Use job_id
A source field is absent	Nullable fields can be null; core-field gaps can lower parse_confidence and add warnings	Check warnings and handle nullable fields

FAQ

How much does it cost to scrape Seek jobs?

The Free plan charges $0.0009 per job-result event; 1,000 jobs with descriptions and a salary on every job use three Free-plan event charges of $0.90 each. See Pricing for the event conditions.

Why did my run return no jobs?

Check the search query, where, siteKey and post-fetch filters. An unreachable Seek or a filter removing every row can also produce an empty dataset; see Limits and edge cases.

What should I do if the Actor is not working?

The first failed page can switch to the Residential proxy. The page is then retried twice with 1.5 s and 3.0 s waits. Review the run log and re-run; if Seek is blocked, set proxyConfiguration to Residential.

Is using Seek public data legal or allowed?

This Actor accesses public job data through Seek's public v5 search API. Whether a use is legal or allowed depends on your use case, the source terms and applicable law; review those requirements for your intended use.

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Usage statistics

This Actor creates a small, content-free summary at the end of each run, used only to monitor reliability and improve this Actor. No input values, credentials or scraped data are sent.

A copy of the exact record for your run is saved as USAGE_STATS in your own Apify key-value store.

To opt out, set disableUsageStats to true in the input. Nothing is sent then.

Full list of collected fields